Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0297

Ella POV

Alexander looked at me expectantly, his question hanging heavily in the air between us. Panic raced through me as 1 tried to think of a way to respond that would defuse the situation, but nothing came to me.

I laughed uneasily.

* supposed to be the one asking the questions," I said. "Before we even spoke to Dr. McIntyre, you promised me you'd explain what was going on. But now you're deflecting."

"You're the one deflecting," Alexander countered. "I need to know about that list. I need you to explain how you know those people."

"They're friends of David's," I said, natrowing my eyes at him. "Why are you acting so strange about this?" He stared at me unblinkingly, as if weighing my words. A frustrated knot tightened in my chest. Alexander had been acting strangely himself lately. I knew he was hiding things-things I needed to know.

He kept saying he'd come clean, then always found an excuse not to.

If I was being honest, it made me angry. But more than that, I was exhausted.

from juggling two different lives in my head. Exhausted from the

to know how you're connected to them. Handing their names over like that... they will come after you

messed up. I only knew those names because of the original timeline, but I couldn't explain that. I had to

I feel when you refuse to explain yourself?" I asked. "And yet you expect me to tell you everything. That doesn't

that I understand how you know those men. Ella, they are dangerous people. If I'm going to protect you, I need to understand how much you

voice dropped lower, sharper. "I can tell you're hiding things. You keep making little slip-ups, saying things you

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at him, wide-eyed. For a brief, incredulous moment, I almost laughed. But the anger

I shot back.

anger. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened them again, he spoke in

when the time is

I knew that it would be a mistake to let my emotions get out of hand. Half of what I was feeling was my wolf's wild emotions. It was difficult to separate them from my own, but I was

deep breath, then said, “Let's talk about this when we get

to argue, but after a